Football Preview: Fort Stockton Panthers vs. Crane Cranes
Fort Stockton is 3-0 against Crane since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fort Stockton Panthers will take on the Crane Cranes at 7:00 p.m. Fort Stockton will be strutting in after a win while Crane will be coming in after a loss.
Crane is hoping to do what Pecos couldn't on Friday: put an end to Fort Stockton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Fort Stockton breezed by Pecos at home to the tune of 56-24.
Kasch Norman had a dynamite game for Fort Stockton, throwing for 277 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. A healthy portion of that aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Rylan Nunez, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Fort Stockton wouldn't let Pecos keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fort Stockton can thank Diego Ramos and Christian Bislar for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Crane was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 53-8 loss at the hands of Iraan.
Fort Stockton pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Crane, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Fort Stockton was able to grind out a solid win over Crane in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 44-34. Will Fort Stockton repeat their success, or does Crane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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